Italy, Spain bond yields continue to decline

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Yields on Spanish and Italian government debt extended declines in early trade on Friday, a day after the European Central Bank said it would initiate an unlimited bond-buying plan to ease upward pressure on sovereign bond yields. Yields on 10-year Spanish government bonds
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plunged 32 basis points to 5.69%, according to electronic trading platform Tradeweb. On Thursday, yields for the 10-year paper dropped below 6% for the first time since June. In Italy, the yield on 10-year government bonds
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fell 25 basis points to 5.05%.

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